Choice Options
What are Choice Options?
Bend-La Pine Schools' choice options provide learning opportunities that are significantly different from our traditional programs, while meeting the same standards and requirements as other schools within the district.
When and how to apply?
High School Choice Option Schools
The 2023-2024 High School Choice Options application period for Realms High School and Bend Tech Academy at Marshall was January 3, 2023 to January 20, 2023.
2023-2024 INTEREST LIST IS OPEN.
Applications received after January 20, 2023 will be filled on a first come, first served basis should any spots remain. Learn more about our choice option high schools, the mid-year transfer request process, and how to apply on our Choice Options High schools webpage.Kindergarten Choice Option Schools
Kindergarten Choice option schools require families to submit an enrollment request form, either online or in person. The Kindergarten lottery application period was January 3, 2023 to March 24, 2023.
The Kindergarten Choice Options lottery period is now CLOSED.
2023-2024 INTEREST list IS OPEN
Applications received after March 24, 2023 will be filled on a first come, first served basis should any spots remain. Learn more about our choice option schools on our K-8 Choice Options Schools webpage.
Grades 1-8 Choice Option Schools
Grades 1-8 Choice option schools require families to submit an enrollment request form, either online or in person. The lottery application period was January 3, 2023 to January 20, 2023.
The Grade 1-8 Choice Options lottery period is now CLOSED.
2023-2024 INTEREST LIST IS OPEN
Applications received after January 20, 2023 will be filled on a first come, first served basis should any spots remain. Learn more about our choice option schools and how to submit an enrollment request on our K-8 Choice Options Schools webpage.
Dual Immersion Schools
The Spanish Dual Immersion Program in Bend-La Pine Schools is a research-based two-way immersion program model. The program begins in kindergarten and continues through high school graduation. There are two different application forms: Incoming Kindergarten and Late Entry Dual Immersion.The Kindergarten Dual Immersion lottery application period was January 3, 2023 to March 24, 2023.
The lottery period for incoming Kindergarten Enrollment is CLOSED.
The Dual Immersion Late Entry Enrollment Request form is OPEN. Learn more about our Dual Immersion program on the About Spanish Dual Immersion Program webpage. The Dual Immersion Late Entry form is open all year.
Choice Option Schools
Learn more about our choice option schools and how to submit an enrollment request on our K-8 Choice Options Schools and Enrollment webpage.
Our K-8 choice option schools and programs are:
- Amity Creek Magnet at Thompson School
- Highland Magnet at Kenwood School
- Juniper Elementary Technology Magnet
- Realms Middle School
- Spanish Dual Immersion Program - at Bear Creek, R. E. Jewell, High Desert Middle, y Bend Senior High
- Westside Village Magnet at Kingston School
Our High School option schools are:
Registration Process:
- Lottery registration for the 2023-24 school year will open Monday, January 3, when we return from winter break.
- K-8 and incoming Kindergarten lottery registration for the 2022-23 school year will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022. No exceptions will be made for late applications.
- Interested parents are strongly encouraged to attend parent information meetings and tours for the schools in which they are interested to learn about the lottery process, available transportation, and individual school programs. Program information for each school is provided at that school's information night.
- Choice option enrollment request forms are available at each choice option school or use our online forms for:
- Students may apply to a magnet school and to the Spanish Dual Immersion Program and/or a charter school.
- Siblings of current magnet students must complete the Choice Options Enrollment Request Form for placement at that same choice options school.
- Notification of lottery results will be sent by the schools.
- All student's are still required to enroll at their local boundary school regardless of lottery outcome. Students accepted into a lottery school will have their enrollment transferred.
Eligibility
- Any student residing within the Bend-La Pine Schools' boundaries is eligible to attend a Choice Option.
- If resident students do not request all of the space available, non-resident students who have been approved for inter-district transfer in accordance with district procedures may be enrolled.
- For kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023.
- Siblings of current magnet students must complete the Choice Options Enrollment Request Form for placement at that same choice options school.
Lottery Process
- The K-8 lottery will be held after spring break each year and parents will be notified of their student's status by mid-April.
- Acceptance into one of the magnet programs is non-transferable.
Transportation
Modified bus transportation is available for some magnet schools and programs. Please see the Transportation webpage for details.
Waitlist
Once the lottery is completed, and an opening occurs, the first name on the waiting list becomes eligible to fill that spot. A family will have one opportunity to rotate to the bottom of the waiting list, rather than accepting an opening mid-year. The second time a family becomes eligible, they must either accept the opening or be removed from the waiting list.
Learn More About Choice Options
- Learn more about the Choice Option Schools and Programs offered in Bend-La Pine Schools.
- Choice Options Guiding Principles
Neighborhood Schools
Bend-La Pine Schools offers robust programs at our neighborhood schools. Discover your neighborhood school through our Attendance Areas webpage.
Parents wishing to send their children to a non-magnet school in another attendance area must fill out an Area Change Request. Please refer to the ACR webpage for more information and deadlines.
Learn More About Choice Options
- Learn more about the Choice Option Schools and Programs offered in Bend-La Pine Schools.
- Choice Options Guiding Principles
Neighborhood Schools
Bend-La Pine Schools offers robust programs at our neighborhood schools. Discover your neighborhood school through our Attendance Areas web page.
Parents wishing to send their children to a non-magnet school in another attendance area please review the Area Change Request website for detailed information. All priority ACRs are due by January 20, 2023.